Harriet Forbes

Dr. Harriet Forbes is an Assistant Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, affiliated with the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health and the Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology. She completed her undergraduate degree in Human Sciences and a Master's in Epidemiology at LSHTM, followed by a PhD analyzing UK electronic healthcare records for zoster and postherpetic neuralgia. Her current work in the Beyond Cancer group focuses on long-term health outcomes in cancer survivors.

• Research Interests: Electronic health data, cancer survivorship, skin diseases, pregnancy-related health effects, and mental health epidemiology.
• Teaching: Module Organiser for Practical Epidemiology in the Distance Learning Epidemiology Masters program.
• Awards: HDR-UK Innovation Fellowship for herpes zoster complications research.
• Grants: Medical Research Council award (2018–2021) for zoster-related studies.

Recent publications highlight her expertise in large-scale health data analysis, covering topics like respiratory disease in cancer survivors, maternal cardiovascular risks, antiseizure medication effects, and post-COVID conditions. Her work frequently employs the OpenSAFELY platform and multinational datasets to address clinical and public health challenges.